Japan's chief of staff Kawano visits Turkey's Chief of Staff General Akar in Ankara

ANKARA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 30: Japan's chief of staff of the Joint Staff Council and Self-Defense Forces, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano (L) salutes Turkish Honor Guards as Turkey's Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar (not seen) welcomes him during a welcoming ceremony held for Japan's chief of staff of the Joint Staff Council and Self-Defense Forces, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano's visit at the Turkish Armed Forces Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on November 30, 2015. (Photo by Ercin Top/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)